TIIE SCRANT03S TRIBUNE- MONDAY UOUIsUhG, TPEBKXJA.UY 1, 1807. lollj mid Weekly. No Sunday Ktlltlon l'ubllslicd at Scranton, I'a., by The Tribune Publishing Conipan). lcw Jerk lleiirr'onliitUci! l'UANK H. UiUV CO, lloom -15, Tribune IlulltlltiK, New York at). IMlMD AT TUB POSTOFFICB AT 8CIUNT0V PA.. BECOND CLAS3 MAtti MATTER SCHANTON, rKimUAHY 1, 1897. Spenlter Itood'H lit nt vote this session was in ftivor of nbollsliltiK the fieo BtTil humbiiK Mr. Heed ib a dlseetn IriR economist The Next Secretary of War. The nblllky of Ot'iii'ral llussull A. Al gol to (lKoliniKt- tin- tlntles of tho flec retnrhli of war Judiciously and with uxpeilpnco In mllltaiy usnROS and mfds Is now hum qtii'stloni'd lie wart a Inave and ulllclent noldlct, a lighter to the finger tips and a eonunnndei Who exhibited executive poweis no less thutt couinKo. So far as the nittiiil nn.lr ..f flu. it 111 .ll.tt.ll tlllllllt 14 I'lltt- UUIU Hi nn. . - ........ .... - cernod, he Is admit ably (nullified and It Is doubtful If a better choice could on these Rtotttids have ltu'li made. In u political sense, rieniial Alger has nt dlffetent times cmne In foi con sldetable ctltlclsm, but in this tespect he Is not without uimpanlonshlu. A man of tobust and tiRKiesslve pemon nllty, latge wealth and inevitable clashing with llvul men and tlval In tel ests is bound to make enemies as well as filendu. He would not amount to nuiLli If he had ft lends only, foi It would Indicate negative and netittal qualities uttetly out of pluce In the vvat depaitment The seveiest clintge evct bt ought against Ootieinl Alget was that In 1SSS lie fuinlhed money for the put chase of negio delegates to the Republican national convention This chaige was made by Senatot Shetman It was not accompankd by evidence, and Senatoi Slieinian has since vlituallj withdiawn It The fact that Hi Slieinian and Oenoial Algei ate to be membois of the same cabinet dispones of the old estiangemcnt and Is equivalent in fair minds to a verdict for Oeneial Algol of "not gulltv " Genetal Alger was piessed foi the cabinet b the entile Michigan delega tion in congioss by manj intluential Otand Anny men, by the unanimous pi ess of his state and by eveiv Re publican of impoitance in Michigan save Gov ei not I'lngtee Having in ad dition been fot eais a Republican of national piominence and a candidate for the piesldentlal nomination, and corning fiom one of the hottest battle gioundb of the last c.unpafgn, his chtinib easily became impel ial and his appointment followed as a mnttei of cnui-e. In appointing him, the president-elect shows that he Is not a Mug wump, mil gives Justlllcatlon foi the bllcf that he, will piove siateful foi btalwait patty seivice. bill Is now pending In tho Minne S'it.1 legislative making It a mlsde neanor for any pet son not a telntlvc or a mlnlstei, to give, send, ot offei ilowets, oi any othet token of sympa thy or admliatlon, to a Dtlonei chatged with a telon. The bill may be (lUObtlonable in method, but cettainl) admit able In putnobe. u is Empire State Ignorance. Some one, wilting In the Rochestei Pot-Hxpiess, In the key of smaituess which one would expect to see in a Mugwump oigan but scaroly In the Post-Hxpiess, after ptopoundlng a gteat deal of nonsense about Pennsvl vanta being I uled b.v a woite czar than Russia, has, thus alludes to Senatoi Quay's! lecent suppoit of Penrose. And why did Qua) seek himV liecause Qua) knew that Penrose was n man whom he could depend upon to saj ditto to hlin belt In seison and out ol season, Sumlavs nod holidajb included. It Is unnecessai v to ay that the men who pen stmt like this don't know elthei Quay oi Peniose If they did, they would undeistnnu that In the re cent jeais of theli poll! Ic.t.1 Intimacy, It has mote often been Quay who has said ditto to Pentose than the leverse. And this lias not been because Quay Is an easy man to swing, but because the political counsels of the jounger man have been of u uiituie to compel the acquiescence even of a veteran like Quay. That the lelntlons between these two men ate coidlal in the extieme and thnt either one would do much fot the othei lb, of cotitse, well established Hut It Is sheei llction to -ny that the lounger occupies tow aid the older an attitude of senility. A lending of the blogiaphles of the Peniose family will dispel any Impiesslon that one of Its chaiacteilstlcs Is a dellcleno In in dependence. A Missouri solon wants a law enacted subjecting to dtastle punishment any pet .son who shall make, publish or dic tate a false chaige against a candidate for or a, holder of public ofilce. Hut false clmices aio not what .such men dtead most. It Is the tiuth which bites. Concerning l-'actlonallsiti The tepre.-entlon Is made that President-elect McKlnley cannot choose a Pennsylvania member of his cabinet be cause Pennsjlvanla Is "lent with fac tionalism." This asset tlon Is nonsenbo The factionalism In iPennsylvnnla did not-prevent this state fiom rolling up fot McKlnley nnd Hobatl neatly one half of theli total popular majoilty. "Why, then, should It debar It from leqognltlon aftet the vlctoty has been won? Thete nio factfons In the Hopubllcnn party In Ohio. That did not pi event the pi offer of tho secretutyshlp of btate to John Shetman There ate Republi can factions In Illinois, Michigan and Iown, but this fact has not intoi feted with the selection of Mebsis. Gage, Al ger and Wilson ns tnembets of the next cabinet. In what state In the Union where Republicanism amounts to any thing me thete no factlonfl und fac tionalism!? Why, then, should a special line of discrimination bo diawn against Pennsylvania, If the report be Hue thnt one has been diawn? If a political oiganlzatlou Is to bo lgnoied on account of the fact that It has to light to maintain Itself, what In centive Is offeted for Its fui titer maln- tennnce? If nil Its hard work for patty vlctuiy coveting yeaiH may be tieutralls'.ed In a day by tho mut muting of an Ineffectual minority, vvhetc Is the lnspltatlon to political sttlfc? Hy evety luw of patty ileseivlng, I'onnsylvanln Is entitled to a place In tho McKlnley cabinet, nnd we shall ex pect to see Its title iccognlsied. It Is tine that tho now soctotaiy of tho ti enmity has at sued lit the pust for the tetlrenietit of tho greenback: but he spoke then as tho banket. In the public position to which he has been tailed Ml. dago will bo for the bent Intel ests ot the whole country, nnd, moteovet, will bo subject to ad vice ttnd guidance fiom colleagues pledged to maintain our curiency nt Its piesent high stnndaid This may mntetlally modify his llnal tecom lnendntlons for curiency leform. Causes of Business failures. An Intel estlng stuilv of the business fnllutes of the past tv6 yeats lb made public bv Uiadstt cut's In the suhjolned tables; of which the Hist lepiesents a coinpailson as to nutnbeis. No rallllics due to lS'U Incompetence 1 '- lnexpeilelice 1SS 1. ic-k of capltul l.WJ Unwlxe credits ')" rallun s of otlicia "JT i:tiaviigaiico 1 t'J No lyt'i 1.7S1 r,ts urn wi j a us :ji it,j j '.'."j 141. 1,151 Negleit '.:)' Conipttltlon Bin Dlsastet A.Kt Speculation rtaud IS! Totnls I5.0JI 1-VJuS In the second table wo have the same compaiisons made as to the amounts of assets Involved: Assets, U'W. jji.ai.'.wi j.irij.iiiis J7,7l.J,OI r.,7ii,.vi Assets, lW.i ,-'7S l.WU.l'lil li.'Ui i.'3 5,17.: r.i (.Ill.'.-.l 1 304 M7 ,'j,u,i nt AJl'i, 'I.' J 'Jil.iioO rnllttres due to Incompetence ... Inexperience .... Lack of ciqiltal ... Unwise i K dlts . ratlines of others ll.'Jll.JUJ i;xtiavugunce l-Hi.'.H"! Neglect I.UIi.l-lJ Competition .' (W.'.W.S Dlsastei i'l Sdl.W'l Spfiul.ijlon i"i,6 U.'ul rtiiud li 114.130 Totals $14",J!)o,!s2t $S7,(il7,JJ0 Lastly, wo have these compaiisons made on the basis ot liabilities Liabilities, Liabilities rnlluies due to ttDt. 1SU5 Incompetence 511 W,fiiiS $11,521 ,)" Inexpetlenco 1 SU"-'3 '.'.Tal.OIO Luck of capital ... . H) 'JT-V.'JU 4J,1.,!,1(m I'nvvlse cieillts '),".7,J5U b lh7."Wi ralluie of otheis .. .. 2J 4l'3,4J5 li,S47,JJ0 i:traagance -,,fl)S,Osi) J.1JV jio Neglect 2,170 271 .15J 77S Competition I.211.JJS ,1,07,1S1 Disaster CJ 2J3,!)7b Co,as5,5.V Speculation 105'L',175 ii,013,L'0 rruud It.iilS.llJ lOu'l.DbO Totals S-'IU,'Jl!t,141 HZS.TJl.i It of couise cannot be claimed that these assignments of causes ate In every Instance correct, but It Is fall to assume that the vailous wrong assign ments countei balance each other, leav ing the telntlvc ptopoitlon of onuses appioxlmately accutate. Of the eleven causes given, Incompetence, inexpeil ence, unwise ct edits, exttavagance, ne glect and speculation lepiesent, one may say, pieventlble faults, while lack of capital, failuio of others, competi tion and dlsastei lopresent mlsfoi tunes In the line of natuial tinde llsks, and the final Item of fiaud may pet haps with justice be divided equally between the two classes of causes, Inasmuch as In pal tnei ships fiaud Is often the vvoik of only a part of the firm. Carrying out these divisions, we find that of last tlon and disaster tepresent misfortunes only a patt of the fii'm Canying out these divisions, we llnd that of lat jeai's failuies, 4597, with assets of $4-',-.150,G5S and liabilities of $70,091,440, aiose fiom peisonal fault and 10,406, with assets ot $100,445,420 and liabilities of 140,SJC,92, fiom mrsfoitune. In other vvouls, one falluie In eveiy tluee dutlng last yeat might by ptu dence have been avetted, notwithstand ing the haul times "We feat that the attempt of the Ptot estant Hplscopal chuich to make a good, gieat and highly Injuied man out of King Chailes the Piist will not succeed. Postage Reform. At a hearing given on Snturday Goveinoi Cleaves, of Maine, uiged the senate committee on postolilces and post toads not to Indoise the Loud bill leadjUbtlng the postage intes on second-class mail matter. The postodlce depaitment, he said, was neaier to the people than any other blanch of the public seivlce The peoplo recog nised the United States mail ns part of the gteat government to which they owed and gave allegiance They tecog nlped the benefits confetred upon them by cartjlng to them since 1779 theli pi luted mall practically postage fiee cati)Ing to them good books, good magazines, and good newspapers. This pi Iv liege was nearl) equal In impoi tance to the common school sjstem The distribution of good Uteiatuie and good newspapers thtoughout the coun tty gave to the people advantages which they appreciated and which they should have, even though the govern ment might not make a pioflt on its second-class mall. This Is undoubtedly n strong nigu mont In favor of a low postage late on kinds of ptlnted matter which aio leally of educational value. It has, howevet, no beating on puiely coin meiclal ventures, such as ndveitlslns periodicals, pamphlets and catalogues which now gain the lowest pobtal late b) falsel) pietendlng to be news publi cations. The opposition to this abuse of the malls was well voiced b Fin ley Acker, of Philadelphia, chalunan of the postal committee of the Na tional Hoard of Tiatle, who hald that If It had not been for the enormous losses thus foiced on the postal depart ment, we should long ete this be en joying one-cent letter postage. The way to view this subject Is from a stilctly business standpoint. Whether postage tates be high or low, the ones, to pay them should naturally be those who lecelvo the benefit of them When intes are so low that a seilous deficit Is cteuted, then the burden falls, not on the Immediate benellciailes alone, as In equity It ought to, but upon the whole body of the public The public Is thus doubly taxed; It has to pay taxes to 1111 up tho deficit, and futther more, It has to pay mine for letter postage than It would huve to pay If the postage on books and papers were sufllclent to make the second-class mnll department fullv or nently self sURtalnlttfj. Applying thexe prlunliiles to the Loud bill, we nnd that It l nn expet Itni'iit vvotthy ot tilnl. If eotlotiH hntdshlps ntlbe, they utn be teiiioviid by subsequent iiuieiitliiiniitti. Last year's American cigar pi otitic tlon was 4,12r,,U'iS,n40, ot ni.'Jdfl.bGO loss than In 1895. Hut tho clgaiette pio ductton of 1801, was -lOfl.Cai.OlO latger than In ISM, when It was 3,77l,liJl,HiO The antl-clgatette agitation needs a vitalizing qllxll. Unsanitary Unke Shops. Sometime ngo we made mention of n bill to be lutiodttced nt Ilntrlsburg this session to enforce hettur snnltntlon In city hnkeshops Thnt bill Is now be foie the leglslatute, nnd wo n commend that nu'lnbers of that body, as well as the public, give hoed to the following excetpt fiom a lcpott In the Philadel phia Ledger of a committee appointed by the Woman's Health 4'iotectlve as sociation of that city to Investigate the Quakci City's bake-shops' Miss Josephine I'ope icad extiuets liom the leport of this committee showing Hint the had iimilc a ieiHonal Inspection ot mam of these shops, pat tlc-ul.it 1 In the liiutr iortlotis of tliu cltv Tlu luund th it In almost cveiy cus-o the) vvoie loc it ed In ecllnis, wtie tinvcntllntuil, uiul hi munv eues weie so neti to outbiillitlnss that the't contints oozed tlnough the walls and tilrkled Into tho shopi that sow cis 'fitquintl) became clinked, und tholi contents weie set back Into the places wheie tho blend uus tn ide which vvns sold fiom the stole above In some pluces men hnd haidl) clothes enough on to cover them. There w.ib no air shnft oi othet mcuns of ventilation, nnd the odoi in many pluces was txtiemul) offensive The houis of laboi vvite seven dajs In the week, nnd from fouiteen to tw ent) -tv o lioiu s a day, We do not believe that such condi tions ns these exist In tunny paits of the commonwealth, pel haps not at nil In Semnton. Hut the fact that thev should exist nnj where Is sullkient, ground for legal Intel ventlon. We should think the piesent laws against nuisances ot the oidlnnty po lice powei of tho health boatds might sulllce to nbnte such shops as these, but If not, let stronger statutes be pnsed The sweat shop must go; and the sweat bake shop lit st of all. Two bodies, each leptcsontatlve of Ameilcan commerce, the National As sociation ot Mnnufactuteisand the Na tional Hoatd of tiatle, sitting slmultan eouslv, have declined In favor of a new tailft on eonsetvative lines. The con sei v atlv es at e evidently In the majoi fly, As amended In committee, tho arbl tiatlon tieaty is uttetl) unobjection able, and should be latllled without a moment's unnecessai y delay, uiiAvr AND CIVlli Hi:roK.n. hi:nvicr. from the Troy Times, It Is related that President Giant onco lgnoied the leeommendatlou of a civ It service boatd and appointed an old army colonel, who had been i ejected because he could not answ'ei some of the questions asked him on examination "1 guess I might as well go home," bald the old sol dlei. "The) asked me a lot of questions about the lutcgial calculus, the location of some ilverb down In South Ameilca, the height of mountain langes In Asia, etc In fact, thete was onl) one question asked that I uttiinpted to unswei. ' A f i lend said he would see tho picsldent. "I know this man," said General Giant. ' He was a. splendid soldlei, and Is lit lor an) thing He led the charge that bioke the eneni)'s lino nt Chancellorsvllle, and peifoimed man) othei biave nnd meritori ous acts." "Hut 1 undetitund," said the f i lend, "that he didn't pass, the civil sei vlce examination" "No," replied the picsldint, "he answered only one ques tion, but It Is on that I have decided to give him the appointment Tho exam iners asked, 'How man) Hessians did Great Uiltaln emplo) and send over to help subdue tho American colonists?' An swei, 'A d n sight more than ever went back." " Gl'MMtXATOKIAli OUTLOOK. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia North American sa)s. "The next Itepublienn gubernatorial contest In Pennsvlvanla is going to be a lively one Judging fiom present appeal nnces there will be at least hulf a dozen active candi dates foi the nomination. Among them will be Congressman Lelsenilng, of Lu zerne count); C'ongiessmun-elect Con nell, of Lackawanna county; Congress man William A. Stone, of Allegheny, Congressman Cluules W. Stone, of VV al ien; Congiessman Hicks, of Hlalt, nnti posslbl) Congiessman Million, of I'rank lln, With wui il sections )et lo heat from All of the above-numed gentlemen ure fol low ets of Senntoi Quay, and the) all claim that the 'Old Mull' Intends lo keep his hands off and let them llgl.it It out among themselves It Is believed that If Qua) does not take a hand lu the nomination the light will natruw down between Stone, of Allegheii), and Council, of Lackawan na. It will bo n light between the east and the west, the man showing the gieateat stiength In his section iccelvlng its sup port Mi Council Is legatded as tho stiongcst man In tho gieat noitheast sec tion of the state, and the same Is conceded of Colonel Stone 'n the west" b.VlIOK AND I, VV. Kiom the Philadelphia Record Judge MeAilnm, in the New York Su piemo couit, has n win tied $1,013 damages and costs to a member of the United Hi othei hood ot Caipenteis and Joint is who had been expellid fiom the union without tiial and pi evented Horn getting woik at his tiade. Nothing is clearei than the rght or evei) man to dispose of his luboi without molestation lrom othei men. WHAT IT PKOVI'.S. Kiom tho Tlmes-Heinld. A spotting contciuiioi.il) asserts that thine have been onl) twent) -three deaths in the pil?e ling in the wholo hlstoiy of pugilism Which goes to proe that pili lighting Is not to deadly as it leull) should be. A CAHINr.T IlKCM.VATIO.V. (RHAD HHTWHHN THH LINES.) I do not want thl-t place, ni) fl lends, (Unless It comes my vvaj). My public life now suiel) ends; (If Canton unsweis, "N'aj !") To solicitude I long to turn (lu lii-'o) And something of contentment learn (If I um then nllve). Tor many years I've laboted hard, (M) heait Is willing still), And now 1 want my Just lowurd (This olllcu Ill's the bill). A quiet homo by )onder stream, (Potomac It Is called), Which I huve seen In many u di earn, (I'm teady to bo Installed) Tar abler men than I abound (You need not suy, "That's so") Within our ranks; Just look mound, (Hut give ino one moio show). And when )ou've found tho man )ou need, (I'm home at all limit a. see?) I'll wish him fiom my henrt nodBpeed. ,, (Unless you call on me). New York Evening Jourmi STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. Special lo the Scranton Tribune. Harrlsburg, Jan. 31. Hills on llrst lead ing will be the older Monday night In both house and senate. The calendars are small and will be huirled thtough to give the legislate! s a chance to read bills In place. The committees will meet dining the week and puss on legislation, Over 100 bills have already been otToied In tho senate nnd inoie than twice as many In the house. The nuinbet will piobably be in cieasetl to 1,00(1 befoio the rulos commit tees call a halt. The one feature of the week promises to be the light Monday night In the home between the Republican factions ovet tho Mitchell lesolutlon to Investigate the state tiensliry nnd uudltoi geneiul's olllcc, Un dei the rules the lesolutlon falls It II Is not called up thin Senator Quay's ft lends fnvoi the pioposltlon and will elide ivor to seeiile Its pnssige Tim othei Hide do not want the Investigation because they helleva It will block theli scheme to se ouK the passage of a law lequltlng the payment of Intel est on stuto deposits. The Uemocints hold the balance or power and both sides are seeking theli suppoit. They will hold a caucus before the botslon nnd decide on a line or action. It is probable they will ngree to support the lusolutlon If the) ate given leeognltlon on the com mittee The stnto board or gamo cominlstoneis hns drnrted n guieial game law to take the place or the niuuetuiib local anil gen eral game acts now in lone The pio pobed nit makes hunting ot shooting on Sunday punishable by a tine or l for ev eiy off use, ot one day's Imptlsoiimotit lu countv Jails foi even dollai of penultv Imposed. It prohibits the killing, wound ing, trapping of song birds and the tnklng or needlessl) ties! toy lug of the nests nt eggs of bong or wild blids, except foi sci entific purposes Ceitlflcates tuny be granted to persons nvei llftien )ears old Tor the collection of blids, theli nests ot eggs oi game mammals lor sti Ictly sclentl 11c purposes on pnyment of a ree or $." a'nd the filing of a bond foi $100 with the boaid The ceitlflcates tun fot a eii and m c not tinnsfeiable. Tho English spar inw, klngllshei, cooper's hawk, shnip shlnned hawk, duck hawk, pigeon hawk, gual-hornid owl, red blids nnd tlovis aie not Included among the blids piotected b) the net Wild tuikej, pheasant, (jiouse, quail, pnitildge, woodcock, prattle chick en, English, Mongolian or Chinese phcas nnt, elk deer oi fawn ma) be killed onl) from Oct. 15 to Dec. 13 Hunting of deei with dogs anil the killing of game foi sale oi shipment outside the state Is made punishable b a heav) line und Impiihon ment. The net also piohiblts the hunting of tabbits with feriets and the ttapplng of game birds and animals with snaies, blinds, etc Deco.vs mav be used, though, In hunting ducks, wild geese and biant Quail mu(l bo'tiapped fiom Jan 1 to Feb l"i to keep them alive during the winter The lines collected tindei the act a'u to be coveied Into the state treasury for the use of the board Webster C. Weiss, of Bethlehem, will offer as an amendment to the act a pro position to permit artillclal hatcheries to sell theli ttout at any time, piovlded the) nro not less than nine Inches long and the packages are matked with the name of the owner when shipped. Ml Weiss will also tiy to secure the enactment of n lav. limiting ungraded schools to the puichaso of uppmatus at $15 a school All such ap paratus must be paid for from the fund collected dining the year in which the pui chase is made. Chairman Hammond, of tho house edu cation committee, advocates the passage of sevetal acts of vital interest to the pub lic school s)stem. He hns given tho sub ject careful thought and hus outlined a polio which he will nsk the committee to adopt Mr. Hammond sa)s: "We lack s)stem In our method of conducting coun tiy pchools. The same giound Is gone ovei teim after teim with no other object than 'getting tluough the book,' only to have the teachor the next term lepeat the same thing. We should havo some good s)stem of gi ades or township superv Iblon arranged and approved by out supeilntendents This would prepaie the way for hlghei educa tion and tho township and borough high school, which is so much needed. The state should give liberal appiopiiations to high schools and encourage the Intio- duction of manual tialnlng b) making special apptoprlatlons to high schools In tioduolng this blanch, thus prepurlng the b0)s and gills for the piactical affairs of life rather than encouraging the fuithei ovei-ciowdlng of the piofcsslons to the exclusion of the mechanical arts. "A longei school teim should bo te qulied. It Is my purpose to do everything 1 can to have the leglslatute pass in) seven months' bill 1 also favoi a school census biennially and will Introduce such a bill. This would enable the educational deptitt ment to detetmlne tho numbei of children of school age between (! and 21 ytais and how mail) between 11 und lu jears are out of school. The compulsoi) act should bo amended to Include all chlldien ph)s(call) and mcntall) able to attend school be tween 7 nnd 14 jeus, and all those be tween 14 and III not icgulnil) employed Moio restilctlons should be thiown about this act to make It more effective and It should be mnteilally stiengthened In many points. "There should be a cluinge In the meth od of disti Uniting state appropiliitlous to that the cotintt) dlstilcts would leetfve their Just slime, which they do not get un do! the present s) stem Eveiy bchool dis trict should be lequbed to i.tlse ns much mone) by tasatloa fot school puiposes as It receives from the state. This would lurgely Increase the school levenues In the districts that most need It toi the good of ttie.il schools It would also enublo them to have longer terms and pay bettei salaries The) should be requited to pa) female teacheis as much us malo teachers foi the same aei vices itnderetl Vocal mu sic should be taught In all the public schools " An attempt will be made to secure tho passage of laws protecting the foi ests In the state against III es and the location of n foi est leservatlon This was tilid two yean ago, but both schemes had to be dioppod eailv in the session because of the link of funds In the state titasiuy Hoth nieusuies have been put on such a moderate basis that the people behind them think the) will pass eusll) M W Keikeslaget, of Mana)unk, will tt) lo have enforced the law passed b) the last leglslatiue for the Inspection of seals, weights and nieusuies ill the cities of Philadelphia, Plttsbutg anil Alleghe ii). The lnspi-clois provided foi uic to be appointed by the commli'sloneis of Phil adelphia und Alleghen) counties with the uppioval of the governor Tho legislature neglected to make an nppropilutlon fot the purchase of scales ami tests Under the act the secietaiy of Intel mil at fairs is lequlied to furnish these. General Luttu refused to run the lisk of losing his mone) und the Inspectots were never ap pointed .Mr Kerkesluger will offer u bill appi op) luting $2,C0O foi the puichuso of tho apparatus He will also piesent a bill to repeal u law piovldlng foi an election every thtee yeais In tho Tweuty-llmt, Twent) -second, Twenty-eighth, Thltt) second and Thli tv-seventh wauls of Phil, adelphla to vote on the local option ques tion Itlchnid u Hnldwln, ot Delaware, has ill af ted several Impoitant bills which he will offer In the house. One fixes the legal rate of Interest ut G pet cent., and anothui l educes the protest fees on commercial puper. Ho will also father an uct regu. latlug the foifelture of life Insurance poli cies and prov Idlng for a puld-up policy. The put pose of the proposed act Is to pro tect policy holders from forfeiting their policies for non-pa) ment of premiums after tho second annual premium. Tho btll embodies the essentlul fcatutes of the Massachusetts law. Another bill which OUR Have Been Put Into Four Big Lots and Will Be Closed Out at the Following Extremely Low Prices : LOT L Your choice of the best garments in the house for merly $10.00 to $15.00, Closing Out Price, $6.73. LOT 2.-"Yur choice of over 100 Jackets, formerly $10.00 to $12,00, Closing Out Price, $5.73. LOT 3."Yur choice of over 100 Jackets, formerly $8,00 to $12.00, Closing Out Price, $4.73. LOT 4.""rLlr choice of over 75 Jackets, formerly $6.00 tc $10.00, Closing Out Price, $3.98. Children's Garments, all ages from 4 to 12 years, corre spondingly cheap. SsT"We are making preparations for the Greatest Special Sale of Ladies' and Children's Muslin Underwear ever held in this city. Over 2,000 dozen have been manufactured to order for us for this great sale. Announcement of the ex act date will be made in a few days. Ml. Hnldwln will oftei bilngs undei the tnilng powers of the state thnt class of assessment life luminance cotupunles whleh ei.uie the- pjvment of state luxes b calling their lunds ' sutpltts" Instead of "leseive. Chnrles V. Hermann, of Snjdei, Is working on a log bill he Is anxious to have become a law Ills scheme Is that logs put Into any stieam In the state, whtcn mn be or m.i heieafter be deoluted a public hlghwa, can be taken up bj tho ow nei a of cither shore w here the logs m 15 lodge The salvage on logs lloatlng dis jolntedlv and scntteietl and not undci tho caie of laftsmen or rlvn men shall be 20 cents pel hundred feet of logs. The al gei Ine must make ntlidavit before the neaiest justice of the peace describing tho logs, kind of wood, chestnut, oak 01 spruce, etc, with nil the mmk. The list must be printed In one weekl count newspapei. If the owner fulls to claim his logs, known to him by maiks de scribed, thej 111.1 be foi felted itiid sold Wunbaugh. TO STOI I Mi CONTESTS. Prom the Globe-Democrat. In View of the man attacks on wills because of tho alleged Incapaclt ot tho persons making them, a Connecticut leg islator proposes a law to the effect that every individual who makes a will mnj deposit it with a kgal otflcer who shall give public notice that a will has been offered, and that all who wish to nues tlon the testator's capaclt shall have a certain time In which to do so, and It no objection Is made, then the will shall not be subject to nttack on that giound artei death. Tho passage of such a lavs in 1 li of the states would imterlall 1 educe the number ol will contests, nnu piomote the dlstilbution of property nccoidlng to the real desires of testatois, besides lessen ing the fees of laveis who now otten get huge shares of estates thiough controvei sles of that kind. MILLING TO SUHSIDH. Tiom the Washington Post. The sevent-sl membeis of the I'enn slvanla legislature who voted for VV a un make! aie going to form a permanent or ganization, but the seven members or the New York legislature who voted tor Choate aio satisfied to let It go at that. IS THIS TKUCI Prom thn Detroit Trlbuno Sev ent -live iiei cent or the civilized world obtains DO pel cent, of its Ideas and Infoimatlon, elthei directl 01 iiutltectly, from the columns of the press. IVDin.l) IT IS. rrom the Detiolt Tilbune The establishment ot a eoutse In com mon decern' Is still one of the most inje 1 ed additions to the cuiilctilum of mull nn inst'tutlon of learning P ILn Al Odds and Ends, we find while taking stock, are being sold at greatl' reduced prices to make room for new spring goods. Have some good Dinner Sets we are closing out very low. $15.00 Sets, with a few pieces short, now $10.00. THE Clemons, Ferber, O'Malley Co. 432 Lackawanna Avs rln Anthony IlopeS New Hook, Published Today. .THE Ail Spruce Street. OrponlteTlie Cummunweulllt. An irao, G.s7 v. c3 ENTIRE STOCK SPECIAL PRICE OF $1.00 FOR A SMALL LOT ONLY AT CONRAD'S, JSL HOT QUARTERS. You roust have. You must keep those clill dienviorni. Don't rhk their young lives on cold lloors, in cold rounis. Vory fotv epinrters buy heaters now. Wo nro closing them out. You innko j our ow n price so long as you don't got bolow co3t Wo must have tho room thoy take. Foote & Shear Co. 119 Washington Ave. At Our New nnd Klogiuit Storeroom, 130 WYOMING AVENUE, Coal exchange, Opp, Hotel Jermn, "Old firm in iuw surround iiiRS," like tin oltl "stone In new settiii-',," shines more brilliant than ever, and "shlncb for all." Diamonds, Fine Jewlery, Watches, Silverware, Silver Novelties, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Fine Leather Goods, Opera Glasses. When yon see our Net Prices you will sk for No Ukcount. AH Are Welcome. ON THE LINE OF THE arc located the finest flohlng and hunting grounds in the woild, Descriptlvo booka on application Tickets to all points In Maine, Canada and Maritime Provinces. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Canadian and United States Northwest, Vancouver, Seattle, Tacomo, Portluntl, Ore., San rrunclsco, First-Class Sleeping and Dining Cars attached to all throuh'ht tialns Tourist curs fully titled with bedding, curtains end specially adapted to wants of families may be had with socond-class tickets. Rates always less than la other lines. Jf'op further Information, time table3, etc.. on application to E. V. SKINNER G. E. A., 353 Broadway, New York. ' a252?Sfe, 55f Doitblo jf: Seated gg. Drau'cvV 1 and igp lKIDNEYKfPROTECTOB ""Si A 111 outiv, car pi PI tw o pair of fati & ordinary "J Drawers. fiC && IUCEVICW. g LUZERHEKHITTIHGMlLLSj v , B:lo ll'f'r: .ffirC' OF BYRON WRITING Tli at "'hhcol" was paved with good intentions, probably realized the truth of the asset tion. Don't let )our good icsolittioii tn bit) only the best JJlllIlk Kooks, Olllcu Supplies, Tjpc- Writillg Supplier, etc., at our stoic be a paving stone. We keep the best in vailety and quality. 'c also make a specialty of Draughting Supplies. Reynolds Bros., Stationers and Engrayafi, HOTEL JCRMVN UUILOIVU. El IK Lodge and Corporation Seals, Rubber Stamp Inks, Ail Colors, Daters, Pads, Pocket Cutlery, Scissors, Revolvers, Razors, Strops, Padlocks, Bicycles and Supplies, Umbrella Repairing Athletic and Gymnasium Goods, AT 222 WYOMING AVENU: i . ROBINSON'S Lager Brewery Manufacturers of the Celebrated CAPACITYl ioo.ooo Barrels per Acnum WOLF & WENZEL, 531 Linden,, Opp. Court Mouti, PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Solo Accnts for Hlchardson Bo) utou' furnaces aud Ilaugos. fnftw yfiR""v isfiyy n ftflfil li! if
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